Common Core standards put to the test

11:12 AM,
Oct. 4, 2013

John Ashley

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The latest education buzz - Common Core Standards - will be up for scrutiny at four public hearings scheduled this month - including one in Fond du Lac on Oct. 16.

State Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt, R-Fond du Lac, said the hearings will be a venue for citizens and experts to offer opinions on implementing more stringent academic standards for Wisconsin students. Thiesfeldt is chairman of a special legislative committee formed to study the various components of CCS.

"Every legislative office has received calls from people who are concerned about this," Thiesfeldt said. "The committee will ...